dr. nassar was in my room late at night giving me "treatment." d. >> reporter: with the prestigious clinic at michigan state university and after nearly 20 years with usa gymnastics: nassar is now serving time in prison after pleading guilty to three federal child pornography charges this past july. >> dr. nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison. >> reporter: nassar is being sentenced in december. and faces up to 60 years in prison for those crimes alone. but he still faces 33 charges of criminal sexual conduct in michigan. his attorneys did not respond to abc's request for comment on the new allegations by maroney. today the organization vowing to improve policies toward sexual abuse in a statement saying usa gymnastics admires of courage like those of michaela maroney who have come forward to share their personal experiences with sexual abuse. we like so many others are outraged and disgusted by the conduct of which larry nassar is accused. >> i think we're going to see a cultural change. we first started talking about sexual harassment

dr. larry nassar repeatedly molested her, but called it "medical treatment." she says it began when she was 13, and ended when she left the sport last year. she found the courage to share her story, as part of the "me too" movement on social media. another former gymnast, jessica howard, also says nassar abused her. nassar is now in prison, after pleading guilty to nassar is now in prison, after pleading guilty to child porn charges. more than 125 women are now suing him. to the virginia governor's race now - and some big name support for the democratic candidate today. former president obama will hit the campaign trail with ralph northam. the two will appear at a rally in richmond tonight. northam faces republican ed gillespie for the commonwealth's top spot. election day is november 7th-- less than three weeks away. the washington wizards season is officially underway. and so- far the team is underfeated! but it wasn't easy. john wall had to do it all as the team hosted the philadelphia 76ers last night. and he was up to the tast. wall had a game high 28 poi

dr. nassar is accused of sexually assaulting more than 100 patients. he's awaiting two trials. he's pled not guilty and offered no comment tonight. maroney says it's never too late to speak up. the clampyon in the gym, now an -- champion in the gym, now an advocate outside of it. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> a new turn tonight in the national anthem debate and the nfl. the league's commissioner says players should stand when the national anthem is played before games, and he also responded to questions about why the nfl declined to change its policy to require that they do so. nbc's ron mott has the new details. >>> we believe that our players should stand for the national anthem. >> reporter: today nfl commissioner roger goodell explained why the league is encouraging but not demanding its players stand for the national anthem. >> what we try to do isea that they're protesting and try to address that matter. >> reporter: goodell said he has not talked about the players' efforts to bring attention to social issues with president trump who has kept the controversy in the spotl

dr. larry nassar. mckayla maroney made the announcement on twitter. she writes she was molested by dr. st 13. she says the sexual abuse continued until she retired at age 21. she says at one point nasar gave her a sleeping pill on a flight and when she woke up alone she was in a hotel room with him. >>> the creator of a popular kids cartoon show on nickelodeon is suspended over allegations he harassed female co-workers. chris savino is the creator of loud house. a dozen women have accused savino of harassment or blacklisting him in the workplace. scientists are getting a better picture of the relationship between sugar and cancer. researchers say yeast with high levels of sugar overstimulated proteins found inside tumors making the cells grow faster. the findings do not prove that eating a low sugar diet could change a cancer diagnosis. >>> do you have a need for speed? ford they're coming out with the fastest mustang gt. it will accelerate from zero to 60 in less than four seconds. it has a v8. the prices start at $35,000. and finally this morning a long beach california rest vaughn fa

dr. nassar is awaiting trial on separate sexual criminal charges. he is being sued by over 100 women. as for maroney, he says it's never too late to speak up. our silence has given power to the wrong people for too long. we reached out for comment. but no immediate response. savannah and matt? >> miguel, thank you very much. >>> now, to the controversy over athletes and the national anthem. today, national correspondent craig melvin is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the league and the players association are calling the meeting itself productive. but it was another sport in the spotlight last night. ♪ oh, say can you see >> reporter: the nba's regular season tipping off tuesday night. but before the first shot, all eyes were on the anthem, to see how players would react. unlike the nfl, nba rules say players, coaches and trainers must stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or foul line during the anthem. lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers stood in locked arms. he is also had the word equality on each of his sneakers. the defending ch

dr. nassar is awaiting two trials for molesting two patients. he offer nod comment.oo late to speak up. a champion in the gym and now an advocate outside of it. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> it certainly is never too late to share up. it's encouraging she is coming forward. >> it's been a powerful read. >> it's good to see she held accountable for his action there. >>> china lays ahead the sweeping vision for road aheadments we have xi jinping's road for the country and what they may mean for his team in office. cd's, baseball cards... your old magic set? and this wrestling ticket... which you still owe me for. seriously? $25 i didn't even want to go. ahhh, your diary. "mom says it is totally natural..." $25 is nothing. abracadabra, bro. the bank of america mobile banking app. the fast, secure and simple way to send money. ...you might be missing to stasomething... ♪ ...your eyes. that's why there's ocuvite. it helps replenish nutrients your eyes can lose as you age. nourish your eyes to help keep them healthy. ocuvite. be good to your eyes. whentertaining us,es gett

dr. nassar molested her for years. and joining me tara and msnbc political contributor jason johnson, republican strategist sarah runge and senior adviser from moveon.org. and start at the table. seems when situations like this happen either with fox news, roger ailes, bill o'reilly et cetera or weinstein, actually with donald trump, the original sort of story becomes a deluge and people feel empowered to come forward. talk about the fact it takes one person to come forward before everyone else feels comfortable? >> sure. on one hand think about this definitely, a watershed moment or tipping point, but what we see is that it requires almost an avalanche, you called it dell huge of women coming forward. we don't believe one or two. it takes fearless reporting as well as a community of women saying that this has happened to them over and over again. that's the good side. the flip side, though, a number of men like quentin tarantino, colin firth, express sympathy but benefited from their silence. we believe these women's

dr. larry nassar including one especially disturbing night in tokyo when she was only 17 years old. anyway says he gave her a sleeping pill her in a row tell room. she said i thought i was going to die that night. he is behind bars awaiting two trials. the cubs' hopes for a world series repeat still alive. >> they used three home runs to avoid being swept away by the dodgers last night. the final score was pretty close. 3-2. game five, though, is tonight. >>> another game also means extra dance opportunities for the cubs bullpen. >> aeshgs, yeah. >> every home runs means more dancing and certainly hoping for the chance to shake it again tonight and so are we. >> we're hoping for more home runs. >> just for the sake of the show. >>> coming up the extreme measure one city is making to land amazon's new headquarters. >>> does first lady melania trump have a body double. the pictures behind all the buzz. >>> the boy bringing culture to the school cafeteria. when it's time to toddlers see things a bit differently thanks to pampers easy ups while they see their first underwear you see an

dr. nassar told me i was receiving medically necessary treatment that he had been performing 30 years.rted at one of my first national team texas and it didn't end until left the sport. in personal account she the she called the her life. he'd given me a sleeping p for know i was all his hotel room treatment. i thought i was going to die that night. rising to fame as a member the fierce five team in she won gold as part of th. team and silver in leading to this impressed face that went viral. she even president obama during a whit house visit. the doctor is waiting trial o separate criminal charges and being sued by oa hundred woman. as silence for too power back. >> we reached out to the doc but no response. nasser, but no immediate response. savannah and matt? >> miguel, thank you very much. >>> now, to the controversy over athletes and the national anthem. they met on tuesday to discuss the protest. today, national correspondent craig melvin is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the league and the players association are calling the meeting itself productive, but

dr. larry nassar began molesting her when she was just 13.s awaiting sentencing on a child pornography charge, but has denied any sexual abuse. more questions tonight about drug pricing. a new study finds the costs of injectable cancer drugs, approved since 1996, rose an average of 25% over eight years. that's far higher than the rate of inflation. the study was based at emory university and published in the "journal of clinical oncology." and on wall street, health insurers and i.b.m. fueled a surge in stocks today. the dow jones industrial average gained 160 points, more than half a percent, to close above 23,000 for the first time. the nasdaq rose just a fraction, and the s&p 500 was up two points. still to come on the newshour: chinese president xi jinping cements his power in a grand political display. an arizona congressman on the future of the democratic party. the long, slow process of removing bombs in former isis strongholds. and much more. >> sreenivasan: army corporal dillion baldridge was killed in afghanistan in june. he and two

dr. larry nassar, the team doctor for the u.s. women's national gymnastics team and olympic team. >>> nfl players and owners sitting down face to face to discuss whether players should be forced to stand for the national anthem. >> for now, no change in the nfl's policy. the league not seeking any commitments from players to stop kneeling. >> we're not afraid of the tough conversations. that's what we're having with our players. >>> a massive multi-state manhunt unfolded after a shooting spree in maryland and delaware. >> this morning an accused killer is in custody. 37-year-old radee prince captured by atf agents in delaware. described as a career criminal, he shot five co-workers with a handgun, killing three and leaving two in critical condition. >> i have a 40ish-year-old male with gunshot to the head. >> after the shooting he fled to delaware where he allegedly shot another person he knew at a used car lot. >> some of the week's most memorable moments caught on camera. a dangerous stunt with a commercial airliner in berlin. >

nassar. maikel lamar roni made the announcement on twitter. in her post she writes she was molested by dr.ar for years beginning when she was just 13. she says the sexual abuse continued until she retired at age 21. she says at one point nasar gave her a sleeping pill on a ig with him in a hotel room. >>> the creator of a popular kids cartoon show on nickelodeon is suspend is there officer allegations that he sexually harassed female co-workers for over a decade. a dozen woman have accused sabino of harassment. >> scientists getting a better picture of the can relationship between sugar and cancer. yeast with high levels of sugar overstimulated proteins in human tumors making the cells grow faster. >>> you have a need for speed? ford is coming out with the fastest mustang gt. it will accelerate from steer zeroto 60 in less tn the price starts at $35,000. >>> and finally, a long beach california restaurant is facing backlash for serving popeye's chicken and calling it their o own. a customer called out sweet dixie chicken for passing off popeye's chicken as their own. now, the restaurant co